National Safe Work Month – Managing WHS risks and preventing harm

October is National Safe Work Month, so we're asking you to take five and think about safety in your business. This week, special counsel Gemma Sharp talks about the management of health and safety risks and the steps you need to take to prevent injuries and illnesses in the workplace.

Video transcript

October is National Safe Work Month, and each week we're asking you to think safety in your business. I'm Gemma Sharp, a special counsel in Cooper Grace Ward's workplace relations and safety team. In week one, I asked you to think about some of the common health and safety risks which exist within your business. In week two, Belinda Winter asked you to think about mental health risks to your workers, particularly those hazards which could pose a risk to psychological illnesses for your workers. This week I want to speak with you a little bit about the management of health and safety risks and the steps you need to take to implement risk management practices. To